Marine Corps League
Big Bear Valley #1038
MCL Detachment #1038 — Big Bear Lake, CA. Marine Corps League Detachment 1038, meeting — Big Bear Lake, CA.
Meetings: 2nd Friday, 9:30 AM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1038
- Big Bear Lake, CA
- 2nd Friday, 9:30 AM
Big Bear Valley #1038, the Marine Corps League Detachment 1038 — Big Bear Lake, CA. The detachment dates to 1987, when veterans home from Vietnam and the years that followed wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
Over the years the detachment has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The members keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The regular meeting is 2nd Friday, 9:30 AM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the members stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Big Bear Lake, CA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Big Bear Lake, CA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Big Bear Lake, CA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 1038 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Big Bear Lake, CA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Detachment 1038 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — Big Bear Lake, CA.
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Years on the calendar — Big Bear Lake
Charter story set in 1987
160 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
15
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 6, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Big Bear Valley #1038. The public directory lists it as 2nd Friday, 9:30 AM. Confirm before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The members read the names they have been given — Big Bear Lake, CA. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The detachment installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Big Bear Valley #1038. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the detachment already knows. The members voted to keep the winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Big Bear Lake, CA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Big Bear Lake
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1038 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Big Bear Lake.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the detachment looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is 2nd Friday, 9:30 AM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Big Bear Lake, CA.
Officers
Officers
Commandant
Senior Vice Commandant
Adjutant
Paymaster
Chaplain
Sergeant at Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Detachment 1038 — Big Bear Lake, CA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Friday, 9:30 AM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Big Bear Lake, CA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Big Bear Lake, CA. Big Bear Valley #1038. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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